The French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) has provided an important clarification on the legal regime governing the conservatory arrest of ships, reaffirming the primacy and strict application of the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to the Arrest of Seagoing ships, signed in Brussels on 10 May 1952. Cour de cassation …
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Cour de cassation, Chambre commerciale, financière et économique, 21 mai 2025, pourvoi n°24-11.519 Cette décision de la Chambre commerciale de la Cour de cassation se prononce sur les critères déterminant l'unité de fret applicable pour la limitation de responsabilité du transporteur maritime en vertu de la Convention de Bruxelles de 1924. Contexte et faits La …
Court of Cassation, Commercial, Financial and Economic Chamber, 21 May 2025, appeal no. 24-11.519 This decision of the Commercial Chamber of the Court of Cassation rules on the criteria determining the unit of freight applicable for the limitation of liability of the maritime carrier under the 1924 Brussels Convention. Background and facts The Senegalese company …
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Par un arrêt du 9 avril 2025 (n° 23-22.122), la chambre commerciale de la Cour de cassation a partiellement censuré une décision condamnant Uber France à indemniser des chauffeurs de taxi au titre d’un préjudice économique résultant du lancement du service « UberPop Le préjudice économique ne peut être indemnisé que s’il est effectivement prouvé. …
In a ruling dated 9 April 2025 (no. 23-22.122), the commercial chamber of the Court of Cassation partially censured a decision ordering Uber France to compensate taxi drivers for economic damage resulting from the launch of the ‘UberPop’ service. Economic damage can only be compensated if it is effectively proven. UberPop: a transport service between …
The Supreme Court requires that the conditions laid down in Article 19 of the Montreal Convention of 28 May 1999 for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air should be strictly be characterized.
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